Direct Care Support Worker; Part Time

Direct Service Support Worker (Part Time & Full Time Evenings) - $19.55/hr to $20.55/hr

Split Day Shifts 6A-10A; 2P-6P

Evenings Shifts 2P-6P, 6P-10P, 2P-10P

Are you a person who is interested in a noble career path, with genuine meaningful work benefits?

Maybe you are someone who always wanted to make a difference in your life and work? Maybe you are genuinely concerned about the needs and interests of others? Maybe you have the right heart and spirit to be part of the rewarding field of human services? Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are people like you who work directly with intellectually and developmentally disabled persons with a heart to serve and a passion to encourage opportunities for personal expression.

Human service workers are dedicated to providing care and support for adults with disabilities in their home and community. Whether you have little or no experience at all, GIL is committed to hiring and training the right people.

• Meaningful, Life Changing Careers
• Enhanced Compensation for Weekends
• Enhanced Compensation for Holidays
• Competitive Pay (starting @ $19.55/hr., potential for $20.55/hr. after 90 days)
• Pleasant, Supportive Atmosphere in a Casual Work Environment
• Employee Paid Time Off
• Employee Medical Health Benefits – 100% Employer Paid for Worker
• Dependent Medical Health Benefits – 50% Employer Paid for Dependents
• Enhanced Compensation for FT Employees who waive Medical Benefits
• Salary Based Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account Plans – HSA
• Supplemental Benefit Plans
• 401(k) Employee Retirement Plans
• Employee Referral Incentive Plan
• Opportunities for Overtime

Maybe you are the right person to join our team and take up our special cause.

The Direct Support Professional (DSP) is the primary point of service direct care worker responsible to support adults with disabilities of all ages to lead self-directed lives and contribute to their communities. The DSP is responsible to assure that quality supports and consistent services are provided to people with disabilities in their homes and communities. General responsibilities include coaching and counseling;

assisting with social, recreational, and educational activities; providing medical, nutritional, and behavioral support; including but not limited to lifting, walking with, transferring, and transporting individuals. For an even deeper understanding of the significant role of a DSP, we invite you to watch this realistic job preview,

Watch a Realistic Job Preview using the Link and

Password: URL:  | Password: GILFdn-RJP1/2024#

GIL "Grounded In Love" Foundation Inc. is a private nonprofit organization celebrating 40 years of compassionate care and services for community residents with Intellectual Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, and Autism in Connecticut. Our Values & Beliefs describe the kind of organization GIL is and also helps identify the kind of people who will fit our culture. If you want to know more about what it's like to work here, check us out at

Experienced DSPs are encouraged to apply; however, we will also train the right people who fit this culture. We are seeking a friendly, helpful, and compassionate person, who is genuinely caring, will prioritize others over themselves, and can align with the following essential traits of outstanding Direct Support Professionals: